The visiting Magic got shut down, and vintage Jimmy Butler returned. Early, the Heat’s defense swarmed the Magic in man coverage and the 2-3 zone, contesting on time and forcing the guests to seven of 20 baskets in the first quarter. Markelle Fultz and Paolo Banchero were the only mystical ones causing problems- the former ...

Prodigy Jaime Jaquez Jr. hit the rookie wall. The long-range attack faltered. And the Heat were carved up by Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, enduring the 12th home loss of the season. Josh Richardson started in Tyler Herro’s place due to a migraine, and Duncan Robinson was absent in concussion protocol. Harden intercepted Terry Rozier’s ...

Merlin’s powers couldn’t save the Wizards from getting neutered by the Heat’s 2-3 zone in the second half after success against it in the first. Yet, in quarter two, the visitors were thrown in a double-digit ditch, but Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo severed the hosts’ defenses, combining for 11 baskets on 15 tries while ...

An Elite Eight in 2022. A Final Four in 2023. Things had never been better for the University of Miami Men's Basketball Program. Expectations come and go, but with an upward trend, the 2024 Canes were all set to be the best team in school history. Disaster Months in the Making This team is currently ...

It may not be a hotseat for Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel in the upcoming 2024 season, but the chair is definitely heating up. The Dolphins front office has some work to do, and it’s going to be complicated. The team has an astounding salary cap situation, and also ...

To start, the offense was jammed worse than traffic during rush hour on the Don Shula Expressway. But the defense made it just as ugly for the visitors, aside from Keegan Murray and Kevin Huerter, with on-time contests in man coverage and the 2-3 zone. It took nearly seven minutes of action for the Heat’s ...

There is no denying it, the Heat has been atrocious recently. They are on a seven game-losing streak and have fallen into the play-in positions in the standings. The Heat cannot afford to be a play-in team again. Changes need to be made for them to become relevant in the Eastern Conference again. The question ...

Terry Rozier, the new guy on the block, finally blended into the offense in a vain effort, logging 21 points on eight of 14 shots, as most of the team left him hanging. Jimmy Butler got going after the Heat was jumped. And the defense provided little resistance up top with late help. Even without ...

There have been few shooting displays like the one the Knicks exhibited in New York since Paul Castellano got whacked in front of Sparks Steakhouse. The victims were the Miami Heat, outhustled on the glass by 14 and, at one moment, going down 22 points. The visitors rushed to a 13-4 lead on a Jimmy ...

The bigger, stronger and faster Boston Celtics annihilated the Heat at Kaseya Center on national TV. Five members of Gang Green feasted behind the arc. Jayson Tatum outplayed Jimmy Butler. And newly acquired point guard Terry Rozier started but was attacked and ineffective from the field. Early, Kristaps Porziņģis slaughtered the Heat’s defenses in the ...

Terry Rozier’s off-the-bench Heat debut was quiet, and the offense struggled to score, looking worse at times than what it was with Kyle Lowry, who was booted with a first-round pick to Charlotte. Following the first half, the scoreboard highlighted 49-42 in favor of the Grizzlies. In the first quarter, the only things working were ...

The Florida Panthers have a hidden gem in their prospect pool and he’s lighting the lamp all across the country  University of Denver forward and Florida Panthers prospect Jack Devine is tearing up college hockey. The Pioneers’ junior forward leads the NCAA in goals (21) and is second in scoring (39 points), just behind his teammate ...

Reigning MVP Joel Embiid bolstered his case to keep his crown with the 14th 70-piece in NBA history. It was like watching a nuclear bomb go off at a test site, the collateral damage being the French Usurper and the San Antonio Spurs. Embiid needed 35 seconds to draw a foul on rookie Julian Champagnie ...

No one could blame coach Erik Spoelstra if he channeled Pat Riley, angrily entering the locker room, then sparking a dart. And if he followed suit with homage to the Godfather’s epic, off-color tirade by getting in the players' faces with a death stare, calling them gutless, perhaps it would be inspirational. Opponents don’t see ...

Nobody from the Atlanta Hawks was chopped down in Udonis Haslem’s honor, but the Miami Heat recognized its former captain with his jersey retirement in front of past and current teammates and got silenced by the visitors in the last two seconds. (Jaime Jaquez Jr. was absent for the Heat with a left groin strain, ...

So Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier wants to sign quarterback Tua Tagovailoa long term, does he? Well… Grier better take a look at some of these numbers that I pulled, before he commits to Tua any longer than his 5th-year option.  We all know by now that Tua is a fantastic NFL quarterback who ...